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TS-259 PRO+ 2BAY Turbonos ATOM D525 1.8GHZ 1GB RAM
This review is from : QNAP 2-Bay iSCSI Hotswapped SATA Dual-LAN Network Attached Storage TS-259-PRO+-US
High End Fool Proof Storage . I researched NAS units for two months before finally purchasing this unit. The feature set for this unit is plentiful and complete. I am not a sophisticated techie, but know enough that the features included with this unit should satisfy the most demanding small office or home media center NAS, I populated the bays with Hitachi 3 TB drives that are listed as compatible on the QNAP website. This unit is quiet and should be satisfactory for home use in a media/entertainment environment. Performance wise it is fast enough to stream HD/BluRay to my televisin over a wired connection. As my wireless router is an old Linksys 54GS I haven't tried wireless and doubt that it would be acceptable. I am looking into dual band wireless N routers and if I make that switch I'll revise this review.
The software included with this unit is really a strong point. You can automatically back up your entire network, download torrents, ftp files and http file, check drive health and operating temperatures, set up new users, groups and permissions, serve media to your media player and several other functions I have yet to explore. The torrent download software included in the software package works like a charm and also accepts ftp and http downloads. All downloading is done in the background meaning that once you tell it what you want it to do you can turn your computer off and it goes about its business. Same for file copying as it is actually a server and functions as such on my home network. The interface to the unit is web based and very well laid out (read easy to use).
There is a quirk with firmware updating that QNAP is working through (you can read their forums for details) but I have yet to upgrade the firmware in this unit subscribing to the "if it ain't broke...." theory of hardware maintenance. You'll have to decide for yourself if this is a deal breaker.
Before I ramble any further, the bottom line is I really feel that two months of research has netted me a top flight NAS that is upgradable and will carry me into the next few years nicely.
High End Fool Proof Storage . I researched NAS units for two months before finally purchasing this unit. The feature set for this unit is plentiful and complete. I am not a sophisticated techie, but know enough that the features included with this unit should satisfy the most demanding small office or home media center NAS, I populated the bays with Hitachi 3 TB drives that are listed as compatible on the QNAP website. This unit is quiet and should be satisfactory for home use in a media/entertainment environment. Performance wise it is fast enough to stream HD/BluRay to my televisin over a wired connection. As my wireless router is an old Linksys 54GS I haven't tried wireless and doubt that it would be acceptable. I am looking into dual band wireless N routers and if I make that switch I'll revise this review.
The software included with this unit is really a strong point. You can automatically back up your entire network, download torrents, ftp files and http file, check drive health and operating temperatures, set up new users, groups and permissions, serve media to your media player and several other functions I have yet to explore. The torrent download software included in the software package works like a charm and also accepts ftp and http downloads. All downloading is done in the background meaning that once you tell it what you want it to do you can turn your computer off and it goes about its business. Same for file copying as it is actually a server and functions as such on my home network. The interface to the unit is web based and very well laid out (read easy to use).
There is a quirk with firmware updating that QNAP is working through (you can read their forums for details) but I have yet to upgrade the firmware in this unit subscribing to the "if it ain't broke...." theory of hardware maintenance. You'll have to decide for yourself if this is a deal breaker.
Before I ramble any further, the bottom line is I really feel that two months of research has netted me a top flight NAS that is upgradable and will carry me into the next few years nicely.
QNAP 2-Bay iSCSI Hotswapped SATA Dual-LAN Network Attached Storage TS-259-PRO+-US Reviews
Great Product . We use this product in conjunction with server grade HD's as a data server for our small office. It is great, the interface is easy to run (you dont have to know linux)
Permissions are easy to setup and maintain. In addition, its small, takes almost no power, and runs very cool.
If you dont need all the bells and whistles of a full Server OS, then this is the way to go. We just popped two 1TB drives in there and set up the RAID, and away we went.
No complaints just yet. Recommended for all small offices who need flexible, secure and scalable storage solutions.
Great Product . We use this product in conjunction with server grade HD's as a data server for our small office. It is great, the interface is easy to run (you dont have to know linux)
Permissions are easy to setup and maintain. In addition, its small, takes almost no power, and runs very cool.
If you dont need all the bells and whistles of a full Server OS, then this is the way to go. We just popped two 1TB drives in there and set up the RAID, and away we went.
No complaints just yet. Recommended for all small offices who need flexible, secure and scalable storage solutions.
Cons Review
Good NAS - Horrable customer service . I bout this NAS because it has a strong feature set. The first unit I received would lock up about every two to three days and become unresponsive. I put in three calls to QNAP's technical support. I NEVER received a call back. I then submitted an online request for support. Three days later I still had not received a reply. I finally contacted Amazon and they replaced the unit for me. A day after I got the replacement unit I finally got a canned response via email that told me to wipe the unit and start over.... Obviously not very helpful...This is a good NAS with a strong feature set. It is fast and reasonably quite. However, the tech support is almost non-existent from the manufacture. If you are not tech savvy, I highly recommend you chose a NAS from a manufacture that is willing to help you out if an issue arises. The only help you will get is from the on-line community of users. QNAP will ignore you...
Feature QNAP 2-Bay iSCSI Hotswapped SATA Dual-LAN Network Attached Storage TS-259-PRO+-US
- CPU Intel? Atom? Dual-core Processor
- DRAM 1GB DDRII RAM
- Flash Memory 512MB DOM
- HDD 2.5/ 3.5" SATA x2
- HDD Tray 2 x Hot-swappable and lockable tray
- LAN Port 2 x Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port
- LED Indicators Status, LAN, USB, eSATA, Power, HDD 1, HDD 2
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Product Details
EAN : 0885022001712UPC : 885022001712
MPN : TS-259 PRO +
Brand : Qnap
Weight : 7 pounds
Height : 8 inches
Length : 11 inches
Width : 10 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Manufacturer : QNAP
Model : TS-259-PRO+-US
Publisher : QNAP
SKU : SY2989306
Studio : QNAP
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